We performed a comparison between HCL AppScan and Rapid7 AppSpider based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Testing (AST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Usually when we deploy the application, there is a process for ethical hacking. The main benefit is that, the ethical hacking is almost clean, every time. So it's less cost, less effort, less time to production."
"The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is its integration with the SDLC, particularly during the coding phase."
"It's generally a very user-friendly tool. Anyone can easily learn how to scan"
"It identifies all the URLs and domains on its own and then performs tests and provides the results."
"It highlights, with several grades of severity, the types of vulnerabilities, so we can focus on the most severe security vulnerabilities in the code."
"The reporting part is the most valuable feature."
"This is a stable solution."
"You can easily find particular features and functions through the UI."
"I would say that it is stable, as I am not aware of any major issues."
"The entire solution is interactive and has a point-and-click user experience, which makes it easy to find items or drill down on information. You don't need specialized skills to use the product."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which is compliant with international standards."
"What I like most about AppSpider is that it's easy to use and its automated scan gives me all the details I need to know when it comes to vulnerabilities and their solutions."
"The setup is usually straightforward."
"I like the ability the product has to detect vulnerabilities quickly, when it has been released in our environment, then displaying them to us."
"The most valuable feature of Rapid7 AppSpider is the vulnerability reporting data. Additionally, the data is reported in a convenient way rather than seeing them as a PDF. We are able to generate all the reports exactly what we want in a flexible way."
"AppSpider's most valuable feature is reporting - everything is stored in the local database so it can be sent to other machines."
"The pricing has room for improvement."
"IBM Security AppScan needs to add performance optimization for quickly scanning the target web applications."
"There are so many lines of code with so many different categories that I am likely to get lost. "
"The penetration testing feature should be included."
"Scans become slow on large websites."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"One thing which I think can be improved is the CI/CD Integration"
"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."
"AppSpider could improve in the area of integration. They need to add more integration opportunities."
"There are some glitches with stability, and it is an area for improvement."
"This price of this solution is a little bit expensive."
"The tech support is responsive but issues remain unresolved."
"The solution is too slow. It could take a full day to scan. Competitors are much faster."
"The enterprise interface is too simple. It should be more customizable."
"Support response times are slow and can be improved."
"The performance of the solution could improve. When I compare the speed it is slower than others on the market. There are some tricks we use to help speed up the solution."
HCL AppScan is ranked 12th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 40 reviews while Rapid7 AppSpider is ranked 25th in Application Security Testing (AST) with 13 reviews. HCL AppScan is rated 7.6, while Rapid7 AppSpider is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 AppSpider writes "Useful vulnerability reporting data, flexible, and simple implementation". HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and OWASP Zap, whereas Rapid7 AppSpider is most compared with Rapid7 InsightAppSec, OWASP Zap, Acunetix, Invicti and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional. See our HCL AppScan vs. Rapid7 AppSpider report.
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